Miguel Barrera, Texas Weather
Miguel Barrera, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Miguel Barrera, Starr County.
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About Miguel Barrera, Texas
Miguel Barrera lies under a sky that can shift from a searing sapphire to a bruised twilight in the span of an afternoon. It lies 39.3 miles west-north-west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 290°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west-north-west of Rio Grande City. The land here is a study in muted greens and dusty browns, a gentle, almost imperceptible undulation of scrubland and mesquite that stretches towards the horizon. The air, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries the faint, sweet scent of dry earth and the distant, rhythmic hum of unseen insects. It’s a place where the stillness itself seems to possess a voice, a quiet assertion of enduring presence against the vast, open expanse. The few scattered homesteads, their tin roofs glinting like fallen coins, punctuate the landscape, each a small, determined outpost against the immense sky. The history of Miguel Barrera is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the fertile soil that has sustained generations. For decades, the economy here has been intrinsically tied to the land, with agriculture, particularly cotton and sorghum, forming the backbone of its livelihood. The legacy of ranching also runs deep, the echoes of cattle drives and hardy pioneers still palpable in the weathered faces of its residents. While modern life brings its own subtle changes, the enduring spirit of Miguel Barrera remains, a testament to the resilient heart of South Texas, where tradition and a forward-looking hope often walk hand in hand beneath that immense, ever-present sky.
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| Location | Miguel Barrera, Starr County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 26.412°N, 98.9216°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78582 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Miguel Barrera, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Miguel Barrera, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Miguel Barrera includes coordinates 26.412000°N, 98.921600°W, situated in Starr County. ZIP code 78582. Telephone area code: 830. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
